Art Business News

NEW YORK -- Seven businesses and one business executive have been named recipients of 2003 Business in the Arts Awards in recognition of their vision, leadership and commitment in developing partnerships with the arts. These awards, given annually...

CODY, Wyo. -- The 22nd-annual Buffalo Bill Art Show and Sale set several records Sept. 26 and 27, boasting 800 guests and sales of more than $724,000. Combined proceeds from the live auction, quick-draw auction and two silent auctions eclipsed the...

For Americans outside the southwestern United States, the word "Chicano" might first bring to mind Cesar Chavez and the United Farm Workers' movement of the 1960s and '70s. But for many Americans of Mexican background, Chicano designates a complex...

LOS ANGELES -- Tradeshow Week magazine has named the Buyers Market of American Craft one of the 50 fastest growing trade shows in America based on net square-footage growth from 2000 to 2002. The Buyers Market of American Craft, which is produced...

Atlanta once again played host to members of the art-and-framing industry during DECOR Expo which was held Sept. 5 to 7 at the Georgia World Congress Center. Gallery owners, framers, art publishers, manufacturers and educators all converged for a weekend...

In the past century, still lifes have moved off the table, morphing from conservative fruit baskets to eye-popping installations. The San Jose Museum of Art attempts to cover the genre's evolution in "The Not-So-Still Life: A Century of California...

A customer approached me recently after returning from a European vacation. She was gushing about the beauty, architecture and overall pleasantness of the trip and hoped to frame some of the mementos She had collected. At first, I suggested a standard...

NORTH HOLLYWOOD, Calif. -- Timothy McAlevey has founded a new art publishing company called ARTCEPS, which focuses on emerging California artists. The company's first catalog edition is now available. "One of the main reasons I started this company...

Ask most artists how they plan to make a living at what they do and you'll find them lamenting the need to leave their studios to undertake the down-and-dirty work of selling themselves. Instead, they have their spouses pitch in or sign with a publisher....

The holiday season is in full swing, which means you have the perfect opportunity to wow your customers--or not. This time of year, in the rush to complete framing projects, it's easy to take your eyes off an important and profitable aspect of your...

Herbert Arnot Galleries in New York City is run by a family that believes in legacy, destiny and, in a sense, spirituality. The family entered the art world in 1863 when Marcus Arnot, a manufacturer of museum-quality frames, opened Arnot Galleries...

Whatever does one do with an ugly frame? Last summer, D. Oldham Neath, director of Tower Framing & Design Gallery in Sacramento, Calif., answered that question with a one-of-a-kind art show. She came up with the idea after ending up with some garish,...